. . . . . . . . is the first main operative function of personnel management.
A. Training
B. Selection
C. Procurement
D. Development
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Classification of jobs for grade fixation is known as
A. Job analysis
B. Job designing
C. Job evaluation
D. Performance appraisal
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Which one of the following does not include under the function of human resource management?
A. Planning
B. Organising
C. Recruitment
D. Profitability
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Assertion (A): Induction is an informal information sharing session on miscellaneous issues in an organization.
Reason (R): The rationale of induction is to ensure effective integration of staff into or across the organization for their mutual benefit.
A. (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect
D. (A) is incorrect, but Reasoning (R) is correct
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Succession management focuses attention on creating and stocking pool of candidates with . . . . . . . . leadership potential.
A. High
B. Low
C. No
D. Different
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Which of the following term is used to identify, "what the job holder does"? "how it is done"? and "why it is done"?
A. Job specification
B. Job evaluation
C. Job description
D. Job title
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Which of the following words does not describe perception?
A. A passive process
B. A psychological process
C. No direct contact with the physical world
D. Using sense organs
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Which of the following are covered under the scope of human resource management?
1. Forecasting human resource needs
2. Replacement planning
3. Human resource dynamics
4. Human resource development planning
5. Human resource audit
Select the correct answer:
A. 1, 3 and 5
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
C. Both 3 and 5
D. All of the above
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Consider the following statements.
1. Career planning helps the management of a diverse workforce.
2. All employees have similar career goals.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. Both 1 and 2
C. Only 2
D. None of the above
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Which of the following aptly describes the role of line managers and staff advisors namely HR professionals?
A. Staff advisors focus more on developing HR programmes while line managers are more involved in the implementation of those programmes
B. Line managers are concerned more about developing HR programmes whereas staff advisors are more involved in implementing such programmes
C. Staff advisors are solely responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating the HR programmes while line managers are not all involved in any matters concerning HR
D. Line managers alone are responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating the HR programmes while staff advisors are not all involved in any matters concerning HR
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The written statement of the findings of job analysis is called . . . . . . . .
A. Job design
B. Job classification
C. Job description
D. Job evaluation
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Which of the following approaches is adopted for the valuation of human resource according to economic concept?
A. Replacement cost approach
B. Opportunity cost approach
C. Historical cost approach
D. None of the above
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Internal recruitment has the potentiality to increase the . . . . . . . . of the employees.
A. Conflicts
B. Misunderstanding
C. Income
D. Morale
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Any casual emoluments or profit attached to an office or position in addition to the salaries or wages is:
A. Salary
B. Perquisites
C. Fringe benefits
D. Compensation
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The one of the following is the best reason for the reduced use of written tests is . . . . . . . .
A. They are hard to construct
B. They are difficult to validate
C. They are expensive to adminis
D. They give very little information
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The human resource system does not cover under training and development.
A. Recruit and select
B. Job design and evaluation
C. Train and develop
D. Demotion
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From the following two statements of Assertion(A) and Reason(R) . Indicate the correct answer.
Assertion (A) Development in HRM is a short-term educational process with temporary intervention.
Reason (R) It is an educational process utilising a
systematic and organised procedure for development of operative employees performance in current jobs.
A. (A) is correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
B. (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
D. (A) and (R) both are not correct
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When the cost incurred on recruiting, training and developing the employees is considered for determining the value of employees, it is called
A. The replacement cost approach
B. The historical cost approach
C. The opportuniry cost approach
D. None of the above
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Which of these suggestions is not an effective way to deal with stress?
A. Meditation
B. Aggressiveness
C. Talking with others
D. All of the above
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Assertion (A) Human resource accounting is the measurement of the cost and value of people to the organisation.
Reason (R) Human resource accounting involves measuring costs incurred by the organisations to recruit, select, hire, train and develop employees and judge their economic value to the organisation.
A. (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
D. Both (A) and (R) are false
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